(PROUT Globe) – O.M. Markley, principle author of the Stanford Research Institute’s landmark study Changing Images of Man, identified the core assumptions that prevail in the Marxist-capitalist “industrial state era”. These are:
~ The idea that progress is synonymous with economic growth and increasing consumption;
~ The notion that humankind is separate from nature, and that it is the …
(This five part series comprises Chapter 8 of the author's The Modernization of Islam and the Creation of a Multipolar World Order and its notes. References relate to the book.)
Dr. Susmit Kumar
Incompetent persons like Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush win elections as president of the world’s superpower because of massive media propaganda using hundreds of millions of …
Dr. Susmit Kumar
Democracy was first introduced over 2,500 years ago in the ancient Indian state of Vaishali, which was situated in East India in the present state of Bihar. It was there that the Licchavi republic framed the first written constitution. Prior to that, the word of the king was law and kings ruled according to …
Dr. Susmit Kumar
Modern capitalism has become a business-government joint venture in which large corporations and wealthy people have hijacked democracy. All politicians (even Democrats, who claim to work for the poor) have to take money from them in order to win elections because of the ballooning costs of running a successful election campaign. Once they accept donations, they …
(Note: Parts of the discussion in this section is taken from P.R. Sarkar, PROUT In A Nutshell, Parts 1-22 , AMPS, Calcutta, India, 1987-1991.)
Dr. Susmit Kumar
Under their five-year plans, communist countries gave importance to large industries. In the U.S.S.R, the center was dictating the establishment of factories all over the country, which was so …
Dr. Susmit Kumar
Capitalists want to produce commodities at lowest cost and sell them at highest price. To produce commodities cheaply requires efficient transportation, cheap raw materials, cheap labour, cheap energy, adequate water supply, etc. No matter what form capitalism takes—individual capitalism, group capitalism, or state capitalism—capitalists will always prefer centralized production. All …
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1. Kahn, Joseph, “Where’s Mao? Chinese Revise History Books,” The New York Times, September 1, 2006.
2. Cox, Michael W. and Alm, Richard, Myths of Rich and Poor: Why We’re Better Off Than We Think, Basic Books, New York, p. 128.
3. Ibid., p. 129.
4. Chua, Amy, World on Fire, …
From the booklet PROUT, What It Stands For
As a sequel to the intolerably increased burden of capitalism and communism the moderates have evolved a midway – the mixed economy. It is a peculiar medley of the mutually contradictory theories of capitalism and socialism. In reality mixed economy is ludicrously absurd.
It is preposterous to think of a lasting friendship …
PROUT presents a happy blending of individual and collective interests. The following offers a brief look at the way these interests have been promoted by capitalist and collectivist (communist) theories respectively.
From the booklet PROUT, What It Stands For
Adam Smith – the father of modern capitalist philosophy – was deeply influenced by …